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1 Present Progressive Story 2, Page 1 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | Present Progressive Story 2 ( Present Continuous) By Really Learn English Visit the Present Progressive (Continuous) Section for More Resources Who are they? Where are they? What are they doing? Right now, it is Monday morning. Mike and Tina are at home. They are sitting at a table. They are eating breakfast. At this moment, Tina is drinking coffee. She is eating a pastry. She is sitting across the table from Mike. She is talking to Mike. Mike is Tina s husband. He is sitting at the table with Tina. He is also drinking coffee. Mike is listening to Tina. After breakfast, Mike and Tina are leaving for work.

2 They work in the city. They are riding the bus to work. ITEM#3847520941 Present Progressive Story 2, Page 2 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | Present Progressive Story 2 Exercises A. Answer the following questions. Use the Present Progressive tense. 1. Where are Mike and Tina on Monday morning? What are they doing? _____ _____ 2. Where is Tina sitting now? What is Tina eating? _____ _____ 3. Where are Mike and Tina going after breakfast? How are they getting there? _____ _____ B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word) and tag questions. Examples for the sentence Sandy is cooking tonight. Negative: Sandy is not cooking tonight.

3 Yes/No Question: Is Sandy cooking tonight? WH-Question: When is Sandy cooking? Tag Question: Sandy is cooking tonight, isn t she? Present Progressive Story 2, Page 3 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | 1. They are eating breakfast. Negative: _____ Yes/No Question: _____ WH-Question: _____ Tag Question: _____ 2. Mike is listening to Tina. Negative: _____ Yes/No Question: _____ WH-Question: _____ Tag Question: _____ 3. They are riding the bus to work. Negative: _____ Yes/No Question: _____ WH-Question: _____ Tag Question: _____ Present Progressive Story 2, Page 4 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | C. Rewrite the Story using contractions. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Present Progressive Story 2, Page 5 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | Present Progressive Story 2 Answers A.

4 Answer the following questions. Use the Present Progressive tense. 1. Where are Mike and Tina sitting on Monday morning? What are they doing? Mike and Tina are sitting at the table. They are eating breakfast. 2. Where is Tina sitting now? What is Tina eating? Tina is sitting across from Mike. She is eating a pastry. 3. Where are Mike and Tina going after breakfast? How are they getting there? After breakfast, Mike and Tina are going to work. They are riding the bus. B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word) and tag questions. 1. They are eating breakfast. Negative: They are not eating breakfast. Yes/No Question: Are they eating breakfast?

5 WH-Question: Who is eating breakfast? Tag Question: They are eating breakfast, aren t they? Present Progressive Story 2, Page 6 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | 2. Mike is listening to Tina. Negative: Mike is not listening to Tina. Yes/No Question: Is Mike listening to Tina? WH-Question: What is Mike doing? Tag Question: Mike is listening to Tina, isn t he? 3. They are riding the bus to work. Negative: They are not riding the bus to work. Yes/No Question: Are they riding the bus to work? WH-Question: Where are they riding the bus? Tag Question: They are riding the bus to work, aren t they? Present Progressive Story 2, Page 7 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | C. Rewrite the Story using contractions. Right now, it s Monday morning.

6 Mike and Tina are at home. They re sitting at a table. They re eating breakfast. At this moment, Tina is drinking coffee. She s eating a pastry. She s sitting across the table from Mike. She s talking to Mike. Mike is Tina s husband. He s sitting at the table with Tina. He s also drinking coffee. Mike is listening to Tina. After breakfast, Mike and Tina are leaving for work. They work in the city. They re riding the bus to work. Teach English effectively with our series of books. Website: Store: Copyright 2013 Ola Zur. All rights reserved. You do NOT have the right to edit, resell, copy, or claim ownership to this booklet. However, you DO have the right to pass this booklet along to others who may benefit from it!

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